Texas

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on Form F0002, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Texas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Texas and South Carolina side by side

	Texas formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form F0002, Application by a Foreign Corporation for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
State fee	$15	$110 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Texas Secretary of State	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR, fee set by the state, every year
Due	May 15 each year	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Texas companies register with South Carolina

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina wants the Texas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the South Carolina filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$324

Will your Texas name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Texas one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Texas says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Texas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to South Carolina

An LLC formed in Texas files Form F0008 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Texas

A corporation formed in South Carolina that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to South Carolina

Does my Texas company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; South Carolina law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: South Carolina issues one to Texas corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Texas corporation in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $324 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and South Carolina's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and South Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Texas registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application for Surrender of Authority to Do Business; until then, South Carolina's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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